Cap-remover.



S. T. WHITAKER.

CAP REMOVER. APPLICATION mm AUG.24. 1915.

1,267,154. Patented May 21, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL T. WHITAKER, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF -FIFTY-0NE ONE-HUNDREDTHS T0 RALPH B. SMALL, 0F COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

CAP-REMOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. WHITAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Muscogee and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cap-Removers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, lear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in that type of cap removersadaptedespecially for removing crimped caps from bottles.

The object in view is the production of a light, simple. eflicient andinexpensive structure of minimum size.

With this and further objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel features of construction, combinations and arrangements of arts aswillbe hereinafter specitied and c aimed.

In the accompanying drawing, a

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle cap remover embodyin thefeatures of the present invention and 1 lnstrated as applied inoperative relation to a crimped cap to be removed.

Fig. 2 is a viewin side elevation of the neck of a bottle with anembodiment of the invention attached thereto as indicating one manner ofsupplying cap removers to the market. i

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view on an enlarged scale of the cap removerseen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the plane indicated by line H ofFig. 3.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 is a flat oblong body of sheetmetal terminatin in a downwardly-turnedtab 2 at one end and adownwardly-turned beak 3 at the other end. Out of the body 1 is stampeda tongue 4 which is turned at its free end to form a hook 5. The beak 3is stamped V- shaped with the apex of the V forming the point ofthebeak. 1

In operation, the instrument is applied, as seen in Fig. 1, with thehook 5 engaging beneath the edge of the crimped cap and with the beak 3engaging the upper surface of the cap, the tab or end grip porti0n 2outstanding from the cap. The tab is gripped and the outer end of theinstrument is elevated, which results in the lifting of the cap from thebottle.

One efficient method of use of this instrument in practice consists inplacing the finger in the angle formed between the body 1 and tab 2 soas to be beneath the instrument, and by placing the thumb on top of thebody 1 the tab 2 serves as an effective gripping portion conforminggenerally to the shape of the finger. Owing to the fact that the fingerwillfit between the rear edge of the tongue 4 and the tab 2 whileresting against the under surface of the bod 1 en ables the operator toget a very efi'ectlve and firm grip on the instrument, which assuressatisfactory operation thereof, such as would not be obtainable with alike instrun'ient pro vided with a straight body and having no curvedtab. The beak 3 usually forms a dent on the upper surface of the cap andthus assures against slipping of the instrument during operation.

he instrument, of course, may be distributedon the market in packages orotherwise as desired, and I find one effective means of distributionconsists in securing the instrument in any appropriate manner to theneck of a bottle closed by a crimped cap.

The structure described is not only effective in its operation as abovedescribed, but is so designed and constructed as to be susceptible ofproduction at such a low rate as to be practicable for distribution witheach bottle of any particular substance without necessitating anadditional charge for the bottle.

What I claim is 1. A crimped cap remover comprising a body formed of aflat strip of metal bent at one end to form a downwardly-turned tab andbent and tapered at the other end to provide a point, a portion of thematerial of the body bein stamped to form an outstanding hook-a apted toengage beneath the flange of a crimped cap when the point engages theupper surface of the cap.

2. A crimped cap remover comprising a body formed of a flat'strip ofmetal laterally bent and terminated at one end to form In testimonvwhereof I afilx my signature a point ada ted to dent thefugper Surfacein presence of two witnesses.

of a crim e cap, a portion 0 t e b0 y portion being stamped and bent tooutstan bAMUEL WHITAKER 5 from the body portion and formed into a,Witnesses:

hook adapted to engage the lower edge of H. C. MCCUTCHEN,

the flange of such cap. T. L. Bownmz.

